2-4-0 Steam Locomotives in Denmark

Jutland-Funen


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Canada (Locobase 3986)

Data from WilliamBay, Danmarks Damplokomotiver (1977) and the Jernbanen.dk website at [], last accessed 2 June 2015. See also Bent Hansen, "Braysseys lokomotiver i Danmark mv.", posted 26 June 2020 in the Jernbanehistorisk forum on the Jernbanen,dk website at [], last accessed 1 January 2024. According to Bent Hansen's research, the works numbers were 108-111 in 1862; 112, 150 in 1863, 151-152 in 1864, 176-181 in 1865 and 194-195, 208-211 in 1866.

The Danish language website translated by Google explains that this batch came from England as the first motive power for the Arhus-R railway (Hansen says Jutland-Funen). The layout was standard British except for the prominent display of Stephenson gear between the two plates of the double frame and actuating slide valves on top of the sloped pistons.

The first eight engines had two-piece cylinder pistons held in place by the piston rings, which were tensioned with wedges. The latter twelve used single-piece cast-iron "Swedish" pistons that had six narrow grooves, each of which was only 6 mm wide for steel piston rings. Lack of durability led to regrinding the cylinders so that only two cast-iron rings were required

In 1867, the Jydsk-Fyenske-Jernbaner (JFJ) took over the railway and these engines. The Franco-Prussian War two years later caused coal prices to jump, so one of the class was modified to burn peat. A large spark-arresting stack was a prominent result, but the railway didn't operate it on peat for very long. The class received its A class designation in 1878, but withdrawals started in 1883 and were completed in 1888.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassCanada
Locobase ID3986
RailroadJutland-Funen
CountryDenmark
Whyte2-4-0
Number in Class20
Road Numbers1-20
GaugeStd
Number Built20
BuilderCanada Works
Year1862
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)35,840 / 16,257
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)54,880 / 24,893
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)35,840 / 16,257
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)90,720 / 41,150
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 5.60 / 5
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)30 / 15
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)60 / 1524
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)101.50 / 700
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)15" x 20" / 381x508
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)6471 / 2935.20
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.54
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)12.91 / 1.20
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)936 / 86.99
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)936 / 86.99
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume228.82
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1310
Same as above plus superheater percentage1310
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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